Show point system food rationing will begin march first items to lie ie will nt no IN ozen during period an steb b 20 10 1 to barcli I 1 rationing of commercial canned and bottled and aind frozen fruits end and vegetables including juices nil all soups and dried fruits under the point system will begin monday march 1 it was announced this week by S A worthen chairman of tile the local war price and rationing board retell retail sales of tit tho foods to be rationed will be suspended as aa of midnight saturday 20 and registration of civilian population for war ration book two will be conducted during tile the six days beginning monday february 22 the first ration period will cover the month of march each holder of war ration book two except those possessing more than the allowable maximum of five cans will have 48 points to spend tor for the rationed foods when retail selling resumes on monday march 1 those these 48 points will bo be represented by blue stamps bearing the serial letters A n B and C this gives each person three 8 point stamps three 6 5 point stamps three 2 point stamps and three 1 point stamps stamps for succeeding months will lie be used in order but the exact number of points to bo be allowed will not bo be disclosed until tile the middle iddle in of tho the preceding month official point values for the more than food items covered by the processed foods program pr 0 will be made public as soon it as s retail sales have beon been frozen at the same time distribution trib ution will begin or of the official table of point values which ench each grocery store must display prominently for the information of its customers registration sites will he be announced by the loial war price and rationing board in some areas where population is scattered widely and weather conditions bitti ons make mahe travel difficult toral loral boards aro are authorized to ll 11 use e tile the malls the proceed uro ure tor for obtaining war ration book two Is extremely y simple one member of a family may apply for all by presenting a copy of war ration book ono one for each person the applicant must present a consumer declaration ot of canned goods and coffee on halid baud continued on last pae |